Name: Cyndi Vander Ven
School: Lakeview Academy
Position: Upper School Teacher
Subjects Taught: American and British Literature and Composition, Modern American Poetry, and Yearbook Journalism
Welcome to my Wiki! I am in the process of moving resources from a variety of other webpages and file folders from an old computer while moving folders to a brand new MacBook Pro, and in the process am putting some of them in this space to share with others. Hopefully you will share with me as well as this is a developing resource for the classroom. There may be resources here that could be used in English classes ranging from Middle School to the 10th grade as well, however. It is up to you!
I find this all very exciting as I love to use technology in my classroom. The most difficult thing is learning mastery over one set of technology tools before introducing something else into the mix in my excitement because I have found that even though my students are tech savvy, even they have a tolerance level that can be breached for how many new tech tools I bring into their lessons. Soon I begin hearing, "Now, are we blogging this, or uploading it somewhere else?" It's instant feedback, and I know it's time to slow the tech down!
Note: I have borrowed many resources already from others online over the years and have tried my best to give credit in my PowerPoint presentations, for photos that are not public domain, etc. If anyone finds I have used resources and have not given proper credit, please contact me immediately so that I can rectify that situation. There is no sense in stressing anti-plagiarism messages to our students, especially when it comes to web usage, if we cannot abide by the same standards.
Favorite Authors
William Faulkner
Michael Ontdaatje
David Foster Wallace
Favorite Places to Travel
All Places Italian
My husband and I have spent five summers in Italy, using Rome as a home base, and exploring the rest of the country from there. It's our home away
from home, and we LOVE it!
Greece
Costa Rica
This summer we will go back to Italy for a few weeks, then my husband will teach for six weeks in Innsbruck, Austria--a new experience for us.
Burning Question
How can we teach teenagers the difficult questions of life when cognitive science tells us that they don't yet understand consequences?
Table of Contents
Introduction
Name: Cyndi Vander Ven
School: Lakeview Academy
Position: Upper School Teacher
Subjects Taught: American and British Literature and Composition, Modern American Poetry, and Yearbook Journalism
School Website: www.lakeviewacademy.com
Lakeview Wiki: Lakeview Academy Wiki
Lakeview English Dept. Wiki: English Department Resources
Self Portrait
done in bighugelabs.com
Welcome to my Wiki! I am in the process of moving resources from a variety of other webpages and file folders from an old computer while moving folders to a brand new MacBook Pro, and in the process am putting some of them in this space to share with others. Hopefully you will share with me as well as this is a developing resource for the classroom. There may be resources here that could be used in English classes ranging from Middle School to the 10th grade as well, however. It is up to you!
I find this all very exciting as I love to use technology in my classroom. The most difficult thing is learning mastery over one set of technology tools before introducing something else into the mix in my excitement because I have found that even though my students are tech savvy, even they have a tolerance level that can be breached for how many new tech tools I bring into their lessons. Soon I begin hearing, "Now, are we blogging this, or uploading it somewhere else?" It's instant feedback, and I know it's time to slow the tech down!
Note: I have borrowed many resources already from others online over the years and have tried my best to give credit in my PowerPoint presentations, for photos that are not public domain, etc. If anyone finds I have used resources and have not given proper credit, please contact me immediately so that I can rectify that situation. There is no sense in stressing anti-plagiarism messages to our students, especially when it comes to web usage, if we cannot abide by the same standards.
Favorite Authors
Favorite Places to Travel
- All Places Italian
My husband and I have spent five summers in Italy, using Rome as a home base, and exploring the rest of the country from there. It's our home awayfrom home, and we LOVE it!
Burning Question
How can we teach teenagers the difficult questions of life when cognitive science tells us that they don't yet understand consequences?
Ca-ray-zee Web 2.0 Stuff ! !